Legal Opinion

United States v. Morales-Arroyo

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 19, 2017No. 15-1185PPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

Juan Ángel Morales-Arroyo challenges the reasonableness of a 132-month prison sentence imposed for unlawful possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. He contends that the waiver-of-appeal provision in his plea agreement does not bar this appeal. After careful consideration, however, we conclude that it does and dismiss Morales’s appeal.

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Morales pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to unlawful possession of three AK-47s in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. TeeterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. Dennis L. WengerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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  4. United States v. Zapete-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. CorsoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by7 opinions

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